Prairie State Wire

State election board chief says cybersecurity threat is real

By Angela Underwood | Feb 28, 2018

Steve Sandvoss, the executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, said the threat to cybersecurity in Illinois in the upcoming election is very real.

BGA - Fact check: Chris Kennedy flunks data interpretation 101 with Cairo College Readiness Claim

By LGIS News Service | Feb 28, 2018

Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy declared recently that not a single high school senior was prepared for college in historic but economically distressed Cairo at the southern tip of Illinois.

GOP House members say Democrat peers using Florida shooting for political gain

By Angela Underwood | Feb 28, 2018

Four GOP House members made it clear the Parkland School shooting in Florida should not be why gun bills pass in Springfield.

State's vendor debt holding steady at $8.5 billion

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 28, 2018

The state’s unpaid vendor debt load largely remained steady during the week ending Feb. 28, closing at $8,520,183,376.48.

Illinois AFSCME case could be most important workers' rights case of a generation

By Marian Johns | Feb 28, 2018

As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders Springfield resident Mark Janus' lawsuit against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), attorneys and staff of the Liberty Justice Center are calling the case one of the most important for workers' rights in a generation.

Better Government Association says Obama didn't say fathers in the home is a solution to gun violence -- but he did

By Karen Kidd | Feb 28, 2018

Sometimes the fact-checker needs a good fact-checking.

100 most frugal cities in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 28, 2018

Municipalities in Hamilton, Macon and Lake counties top the list in Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Proposed firearms laws only place more restrictions on law-abiding owners, experts say

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 27, 2018

House action on several bills aimed at further restricting firearms in Illinois that were introduced in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, high school shootings on Valentine’s Day is expected this week in Springfield.

CMA Dan & Amy meet Dave Nissen the Managing Partner of Mueller CPA

By LGIS News Service | Feb 27, 2018

Dan & Amy meet Dave Nissen the Managing Partner of Mueller CPA

CMA Mailee Smith from IL Policy Institute joins Dan & Amy with reaction to Janus at SCOTUS

By LGIS News Service | Feb 27, 2018

Mailee Smith from IL Policy Institute joins Dan & Amy with reaction to Janus at SCOTUS

CMA: Andrew McCarthy joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the Schiff memo

By LGIS News Service | Feb 27, 2018

CMA: Andrew McCarthy joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the Schiff memo

BGA Fact check: after Parkland, can Illinois communities ban assault weapons?

By LGIS News Service | Feb 27, 2018

As mayor of north suburban Highland Park, Nancy Rotering has been in the thick of the debate over gun control in recent years.

Illinois counties to get $2.7 million to help child crime victims

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 27, 2018

Grants totaling $2.7 million will be awarded to 17 Illinois counties to aid children who have been victims of violent crimes, according to a state criminal justice agency.

Rauner's attacks on Ives undermines his credibility, Wirepoints founder says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 27, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to go on the offensive and attack Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), his challenger in the March 20 Republican primary, shows little regard for the truth and insults the intelligence of voters, the founder of an online news outlet said during a recent interview.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives says everyone has had enough of Madigan

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) says the stench from House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office stemming from his handling of a sexual harassment complaint has become so foul it now bothers all of Springfield.

Analysis: 9 Illinois public colleges hike in-state tuition faster than inflation over 3 years

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 27, 2018

Nine public schools in Illinois raised tuition faster than inflation over a three-year period, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of in-state tuition for 2013-14 and 2016-17 at 115 public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.

CMA - Matthew Continetti talks DACA, CPAC and Parkland reaction with Dan and Amy

By LGIS News Service | Feb 26, 2018

Matthew Continetti talks DACA, CPAC and Parkland reaction with Dan and Amy

CMA: Pat Hughes from the Liberty Justice Center talks with Dan & Amy about the Janus case

By LGIS News Service | Feb 26, 2018

Pat Hughes from the Liberty Justice Center talks with Dan & Amy about the Janus case

Supreme Court hears arguments in union dues case

By Marian Johns | Feb 26, 2018

Springfield resident and Illinois state employee Mark Janus' fight with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) over requiring non-union members to pay union fees has the workers' rights issue before the Supreme Court once again.

BGA: Special episode - Gear up for the Illinois Primary

By LGIS News Service | Feb 26, 2018

We sat down with members of the BGA’s Policy Team to go over everything you need to know about the Illinois primary; from how to register, to who is running and what their priorities are. Don’t miss this special episode of Ready Set Gov!